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Biosphere Reserve Information
Japan
Sobo, Katamuki and Okue
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This site, which is part of the Sobo-Katamuki-Okue mountain range, is characterized by steep mountains. The forests cover 85% of the area of this 243,672 ha site. The use of forest resources (wood production, shiitake mushroom cultivation, coal production ...) has remained sustainable. Due to the high forest biodiv ersity, research on fauna and flora in the Mountain Range has been conducted for quite a long time and the area has become an important base of biodiversity in the region.
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Location
Latitude
32°49'52''N
Longitude
131°32'20''E
Area (hectares)
Surface Area
243,672
Core Area
1,580
Buffer Area
17,748
Transition Area
224,344
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Last updated: 2017
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